The empire deep dive

When Barbara Steele was born, on 29 December 1937, her parents could never have foreseen that, in just over 20 years, she would become one of the icons of horror cinema. Growing up, the girl from Birk

FROM SUPERNATURAL TO STRANGE TALES AND JUDGE DEATH, THIS YEAR’S SPOOKY SEASON COMICS ARE SCARIER THAN EVER

LEGENDARY AUTHOR AND CRITIC KIM NEWMAN BRINGS US HIS UNIQUE TAKES ON CULT CINEMA

...to hear about Silents Synced, a new cinema experience that pairs classic silent films with epic rock music to give audiences a unique big screen experience. First up in this ground-breaking genre i

In 1984, a new children’s horror comic hit British newsstands. It was destined to last for only 15 issues, but it would strike terror into the hearts of a generation and build up a cult following that

Creeper ’s new album is a rich, lascivious feast of vampires and rock’n’roll theatre, Jim Steinman-style. But the real Creeper story starts with shoestring punk gigs, DIY video shoots, community spirit, hard work and… er, sales work.